Piute Ridge Prospect

The Piute Ridge Prospect is a mine located in Piute county, Utah at an elevation of 8,241 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Piute Ridge Prospect  

State:  Utah

County:  Piute

Elevation: 8,241 Feet (2,512 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 38.23528, -112.09500

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Piute Ridge Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Piute Ridge Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Piute
District: Kingston Area


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dallas Billingsley


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Tushar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faulting


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Moderate Bleaching Along Vein


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PPM: CU = 17
Analytical Data: AU = .43
Analytical Data: MO = 5 AG = 2
Analytical Data: ZN = 26
Analytical Data: PB = 12


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS QUARTZ VEINS ALONG A FAULT.

Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT, CAVED OR FILLED

Comment (Location): NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , NW 1/4 , NW 1/4 , SEC. 2 T 30 S R 2 1/2 W


References

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